Jose Mourinho says Karim Benzema is “obsessed with his team” – which is what helped him eventually win the Ballon d’Or at the age of 34. The Real Madrid star became the fifth Frenchman to claim the award after his superb year in the Spanish La Liga. Benzema was the […]
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Barcelona and Real Madrid will once again dominate the ceremony of the Ballon d’Or with the 2022 awards being given out on Monday evening [October 17]. Karim Benzema is the favourite to win the golden trophy for the first time which would make him only the second player other than […]
Carles Puyol has moved to apologise for his reply to Iker Casillas, after the former Real Madrid goalkeeper tweeted that he was gay. The Spanish keeper deleted the tweet and claimed he had been hacked, but not before Carles Puyol engaged with him on social media and joked about their […]
Paul Pogba’s brother, Mathias, has accused the player of paying at least €4m (£3.5m) to a witch doctor who ‘neutralised’ Kylian Mbappe during Manchester United’s Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain in 2019. And Mathias Pogba is in custody in Paris as he is under investigation for his role in […]
The 100-man shortlist for the 2022 Golden Boy award has now been revealed, with Liverpool and Manchester United players among the nominees. The award recognises the best under-21 players in the world, with the shortlist set to be cut down over the next few months before the winner is revealed […]
Gareth Southgate has named Arsenal attacker Bukayo Saka as the member of his England squad he’d be happy for his daughter to bring home. The Arsenal winger has enjoyed a stratospheric rise over the course of the past two seasons, cementing his place as and Arsenal and England regular. Saka […]
Kai Havertz made international headlines on social media after leaving Harry Maguire in his trail during Germany’s 1-1 draw against England. Gareth Southgate’s side have now lost points back-to-back UEFA Nations League games, falling to the bottom of League A Group 3. When Jonas Hofmann found himself in behind the England […]
Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal has revealed he is suffering from prostate cancer. The former Manchester United boss is currently the head coach of the Netherlands national team and is due to lead them for their World Cup campaign in Qatar this year. Publicly speaking about his illness for the […]
There’s still a very small chance Italy can still make the 2022 World Cup – but it all depends on Iran’s status in the competition. The reigning European champions Italy were shocked in their play-off semi-final against North Macedonia last week and will miss the World Cup for the second […]
Jack Grealish took the step of trying to stop an opponent being shown a red card, as Serge Aurier was sent off in Ivory Coast’s defeat to England at Wembley. The former Tottenham full-back, and the skipper of the Elephants, was shown two yellow cards in the first half, the […]